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4 years ago

An online service that connects you with a private chef to cook you a meal, or to have one cook for you.

301

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where you can hire someone to come to your house and do laundry, cook meals, etc for you

281

5 years ago

A startup that sells a monthly service which provides a chef to cook dinner for you and your friends

261

4 years ago

A new kind of grocery store that takes advantage of the fact that many people can’t shop alone. The concept is that it’s one person browsing the store while the other is cooking.

230

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service for someone to come to your house and teach you how to cook a meal

222

5 years ago

If you’re a food blogger, you need to know how to cook. The startup helps you do just that with a workflow that allows you to take photos of food you’re cooking and then create a recipe card that you can share with your readers.

192

4 years ago

The startup is building an ecosystem of connected devices that’s meant to make the kitchen smarter. It’s a modular system, with sensors such as a thermometer and a oven that work together to track food and cook times.

187

5 years ago

Idea: A new luxury travel brand that sells experiences like a cooking class in Marrakesh, a private beach in Bali, or a safari trip in Africa. The company is targeting high net worth travelers with up to $3 million in investable assets.

182

5 years ago

A digital store of recipes and ideas for cooking

178

3 years ago

A social platform for the food industry. The startup wants to be the platform for all of your meal prep activities, from shopping to cooking to shopping for ingredients.

171

5 years ago

A San Francisco-based company that wants to make it easy for people to take photos and videos of their food. The startup is focused on helping people create the perfect Instagram photos to show off what they’re cooking, eating, or buying.

165

4 years ago

A mobile app that helps restaurant workers stay in the kitchen, letting them monitor orders, prep, and cook more efficiently.

165

5 years ago

A startup that delivers meals from restaurants to people who are too sick to cook for themselves

163

4 years ago

A consumer app that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to help you learn how to cook and make food from scratch.

162

3 years ago

A startup that connects a restaurant’s cooks with customers who want to eat at the restaurant without actually going there. The startup is building a restaurant’s online ordering system, delivery service, and payment system, with the goal of having customers order online, with their food coming directly to them.

162

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can have a personal assistant who is an expert at daily activities (laundry, cooking, cleaning)

157

4 years ago

This is an outdoor camping stove that can cook in cold weather.

157

5 years ago

A kitchen system called the “KitchenPod” that’s meant to let you cook, then take the result home for later. The kitchen has a base unit, and a separate pod that connects to a smartphone. The fridge is connected to the base unit via Bluetooth, so it can track things like what you’re eating and how much of it you’re eating. When the pod is connected to the base unit, it can track the fridge’s temperature, as well as how much food it’s holding.

154

5 years ago

A startup that helps people who want to learn how to cook but don’t know where to start

153

4 years ago

The startup is building a social network for people who love to cook, with an emphasis on making it a place where everyone can learn from each other’s cooking.

153

5 years ago

A company that brings together a community of people with the same interests. Its main community is focused on cooking, but it also had an early-stage fitness community.

149

5 years ago

Smartphones are great for task-tracking but lack any standalone tools to do things like keep a grocery list or plan a meal. Synapse is an app that takes all your shopping/cooking/meal plans and puts them into one place.

148

5 years ago

A social networking site for people who like to cook.

145

5 years ago

A food delivery service that will deliver “all-natural” meals from a community of home cooks that the company says will be better for the environment than restaurants.

145

5 years ago

A startup that sells a variety of cookbooks with recipes that are easy to make and also donates a portion of their proceeds to charity

143

5 years ago

A meal-kit delivery service like Blue Apron or Plated, but aimed at people who like to cook and pay for it themselves.

143

5 years ago

A way to create a custom electronic “recipe” for how to do things, so you could, for instance, create an app to play a specific video file, or need to know how to cook a certain dish.

143

5 years ago

A business that brings a suite of software and hardware tools to help home cooks learn to cook from scratch.

139

4 years ago

A platform for finding chefs that can cook for you, for a fee, across a variety of restaurants. Peers who want to hire a chef post what they’re looking for, and chefs can bid on each request.

139

3 years ago

This startup is building an automated recipe-writing app that allows cooks to create recipes in a simple, drag-and-drop interface, and has hundreds of thousands of users. The startup wants to build the recipe writing platform for professional chefs, and is currently working on a way to scale it.

136

5 years ago

A restaurant-like space in a building that lets local entrepreneurs run a curated collection of food businesses — a quick-service restaurant, a coffee shop, an ice cream parlor, a bakery, etc. — in a single location. The space also offers shared office space and has a private chef who can cook for customers.

134

5 years ago

A startup that wants to help small businesses make use of the time they spend in the kitchen. It’s a way of connecting people with other people who cook at the same level as them, and a way to help them learn from each other.

132

5 years ago

It’s an app that recruits drivers and cooks. The startup is looking to build a rideshare business on the back of its app.

131

5 years ago

The app helps people track the health of their food, from when it was planted to how it was stored to how long it was kept and how it was cooked.

116

3 years ago

A US-based startup that sells products that help you cook healthier.

113

2 years ago

Portion is a tool for creating and sharing recipes to help people cook more healthfully. It integrates with other apps like Instagram and Buffer to get a recipe posted to social media automatically. Portion is on the App Store.

113

4 years ago

The name of the service is taken from the Latin word “diaspora”, which means “dispersed” or “dissolved.” The company is building a platform for businesses to offer their customers a daily or weekly service, such as cleaning, cooking, or laundry.

109

4 years ago

A “guilt-free meal delivery service for people who want to eat healthier but struggle to make time for cooking”.

109

3 years ago

A social network for people who want to get together to learn how to cook and eat food.

104

3 years ago

This startup wants to make it easy for you to get the ingredients you need to cook your favorite dishes.

96

4 years ago

A subscription-based service that provides fake fake recipes to help people cook healthier meals. The startup says it can help people make 300-400 meals with these fake recipes, compared to the 10-15 meals they’d make in the normal course of their day.

94

3 years ago

A personalized recipe app for Chinese cooking

93

4 years ago

A company building a $10,000 smart kitchen device that can track and measure food production, helping people get to know the nutritional value of their food, and making it easier to cook healthier food.

92

3 years ago

A place for home cooks to share their recipes and get feedback. The company has built a community of chefs and foodies who are making the recipes and giving feedback. Today, the company has over 10,000 recipes on hand, and its users are writing in at a rate of 10 recipes per day.

90

3 years ago

A network for sharing tips and tricks on all the things, from cooking to sewing to living.

88

4 years ago

A “game-changing” way to interact with a refrigerator. The startup wants to combine the features of a smartphone with a microwave oven to create a connected kitchen appliance that lets you shop and cook from any device.

85

4 years ago

This is a tool to help restaurant cooks manage their recipes better, through a unified recipe book that combines all of their existing recipes across different platforms.

84

4 years ago

A buyer’s guide for the home chef. The startup wants to help people learn how to cook new dishes without having to get too technical.

84

3 years ago

An online nursery school for babies 0-12 months old, which offers classes in arts and crafts, cooking, and using a computer.

83

4 years ago

Tastebuds helps restaurants and home cooks save money by paying suppliers directly and automating day to day operations.

81

4 years ago

A new type of open education platform that would use gamification to teach basic skills and tasks, such as cooking, DIY, and cleaning.

81

5 years ago

This is a tool that helps restaurants make better use of their kitchen space. The startup’s product is a kitchen hand-held scanner that helps chefs size up customers to decide what to cook based on their food orders.

80

4 years ago

A mobile app that allows home cooks to more easily search and share recipes, and more.

80

4 years ago

A startup that wants to bring self-driving delivery and home service robots to your home. It’s a simple 3-step process to get a robot to bring you a clean or cooked meal in under 30 minutes.

78

4 years ago

A platform for meal-kit delivery designed to eliminate the “kitchen limbo” where people lose track of how much is left in the fridge and need to go buy more. It streamlines the process of sending the meal components to the client, then doing the cooking for the client and keeping track of when it needs to be delivered.

77

4 years ago

A product that combines a “digital kitchen scale” with a connected kitchen appliance. The goal is to make cooking more precise; for instance, you can measure the exact amount of rice you’re using.

76

4 years ago

A social network for people interested in cooking and eating food in the Bay Area

75

4 years ago

An online marketplace for home cooks, enabling online customers to make online orders of prepared meals that they can pick up at their own home.

73

4 years ago

A startup that is looking to “reinvent the kitchen” and build a “digital kitchen,” which is a new way of cooking that is based on technology.

70

4 years ago

One of the most interesting startups to come out of the fintech space, Nomiku is building a device that allows consumers to cook with precision.

70

3 years ago

A company that makes home care robots for seniors, which can be programmed to perform physical tasks like cooking and cleaning.

70

3 years ago

A startup for home cooks that allows them to network with each other and get inspiration for new recipes.

69

4 years ago

A company that provides a new way to get into the food industry, aka “foodtainment”. The startup helps people learn how to cook and develop their own food businesses.

68

3 years ago

FeedMe is a food delivery service that uses a mobile app to deliver meals to people who have a disability, helping them cook and eat at home. The startup is currently in Y Combinator's Summer 2017 batch.

68

2 years ago

The Protein Bar is a meal replacement shake that has a protein bar inside. The product is available in two flavors, Chocolate Sea Salt and Cookies and Cream, with the company planning to expand to other flavors

68

3 years ago

A startup that delivers food and groceries to people who are at home, not just those who can actually cook.

67

4 years ago

A product that helps slow-cookers get up to 600°F, via a material that turns into a conducting plate when heated.

66

3 years ago

Chef-less cooking services for startups, including a menu delivery service.

64

4 years ago

A catered meal delivery service for those who work odd hours or don’t like cooking. You can order ahead and even set up a schedule to be meal-ready as soon as you arrive at work.

63

2 years ago

A startup that wants to ship meals from a local restaurant to your home so you don’t have to cook.

63

3 years ago

The food delivery startup’s goal is to help the average American cook at home. The startup helps families cook dinner by delivering food in bulk and with recipes.

62

3 years ago

The startup wants to teach kids to cook and make meals more accessible to people who don’t have time to cook themselves.

61

3 years ago

A way to turn your Pinterest boards into tangible products, allowing you to make physical terrariums with your floral pins, or turn your recipe pins into cooking supplies or even a box of cupcakes.

60

4 years ago

A "kitchen scale with a twist": a smart scale that tells you whether you're cooking healthy or not. The scale can connect to the internet through your smartphone, and will send the results to an app on your phone for you to analyze.

59

3 years ago

A meal kit delivery service that aims to take the mystery out of cooking and make it easier to cook without a lot of instruction.

59

3 years ago

A startup that wants to make fast, easy, and cheap food at home, with a system that cooks rice, noodles, and many other items. You set the time, temperature, pressure, and food and it produces a bowl of ready-to-eat food.

57

3 years ago

A platform for restaurants to find and hire cooks. The platform connects restaurants to cooks who want to work in the restaurant industry, but have trouble finding work.

57

3 years ago

A startup that wants to take the “ieatcookies” concept of delivery startups, and instead focus on food delivery for people with diabetes. The company’s founders say that in the past year they’ve already seen over 3 million “clicks” on their website.

56

2 years ago

This is an IoT service for refrigerators, helping to automatically adjust the temperature as food is cooked and stored.

56

3 years ago

A personal chef and concierge service, where we’re all too busy and time-pressed to cook dinner.

55

3 years ago

A platform for home cooks to sell their recipes online. They target high-end consumers looking to buy a one-of-a-kind product.

55

3 years ago

A company that builds “smart” tools for home cooks and foodies. They’re looking to develop a web-based platform for those who want to cook, with a calendar, shopping list and recipe editor.

54

3 years ago

A food delivery service that delivers fresh, healthy, home-cooked meals to people’s homes.

54

5 years ago

Idea: A platform for people to pay for community services, like cleaning or cooking The startup wants to provide a way for people to outsource

53

3 years ago

A new kind of mobile travel app, designed to help travelers find the best prices on local activities like cooking classes, yoga classes, and more.

53

3 years ago

A startup that helps people learn how to cook, with a focus on recipes that use ingredients they’ve never used before.

53

2 years ago

A seller of a prepackaged meal kit that includes everything you need to cook a meal on a weeknight.

53

4 years ago

A startup that aims to make it easy to share a meal without needing to learn how to cook or give a recipe. It’s a bit like Grubhub, but for the home.

52

3 years ago

One of the most-followed accounts on Instagram is a personal food blog from a female scout leader, who shares recipes and photos of food. Cookbook.me wants to build a crowdsourced site that crowdsources content from bloggers and chefs.

51

3 years ago

A company that uses cookies to block ads on websites by identifying users who have previously objected to an ad.

51

3 years ago

A food delivery app for home cooks and chefs, with a new feature that allows people to create and share recipes.

51

3 years ago

A social media platform for communities of people doing things (like traveling, making cooking videos, or creating art).

48

3 years ago

A startup that helps users set up a virtual assistant inside their phone, whether it is a marketing assistant, cooking assistant, or dog walking assistant. The service costs $12/month and provides users with a monthly premium subscription to get unlimited calls.

48

3 years ago

A company that wants to bring a more collaborative, flexible alternative to Slack. The company’s CEO is focused on the project so deeply that he’s been known to send his employees to work from the kitchen while they’re cooking, getting all of their orders out and done.

48

2 years ago

The startup sells a set of Oreo-like cookies meant to fight the Ebola virus.

46

3 years ago

A self-serving AI bot that will learn how to cook its own meal.

44

2 years ago

A startup for home cooks that helps them keep track of ingredients that are on sale. It’s currently available in seven cities across the US.

40

11 days ago 38 views

A startup that uses AI to analyze and optimize home cooking recipes based on a user's fridge contents, allergies, and taste preferences via a simple photo upload.

39

3 years ago

An online marketplace that helps low-income families buy healthier food. The startup aims to reduce childhood obesity by offering meal plans to poor families and offering to provide cooking classes.

38

3 years ago

A startup for visually tracking cooking, with a chat tool for a community of food lovers. The app aims to help users cook more efficiently, with features like measuring and recipe creation.

37

2 years ago

A new company that wants to help you co-eat with your neighbors. It combines Nest, a smart thermostat, with a cooking app, and a food delivery service.

37

2 years ago

A business that pairs retail stores with home cooks. You can find recipes for your favorite store items and have them delivered to your home.

36

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help market farmers get the most out of their produce. The company’s software will manage the entire process from picking to cooking, and it aims to be a more efficient way for farmers to get their food to market.

35

2 years ago

A startup that wants to improve your cooking with a recipe-sharing app.

27

2 years ago

This startup is building a network of in-home cooks who make meals for people who have food allergies or food restrictions. The company says they’ve already built one of these kitchens and built a toolkit for others to use.

24

2 years ago

A company that sells kitchenware, including stoves and cookware, with an emphasis on innovation and materials.

24

2 years ago

A digital assistant for home cooks. The startup wants to create a way for people to find recipes and grocery lists online, and use voice commands to bring them to life.

21

2 years ago

A recipe app for the home cook, with a focus on the Asian market. The startup sells itself as a “hobby” — a term that the founders say is an important part of the company’s appeal.

16

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that makes smart home devices. One of its products, a WiFi-connected laser for the kitchen called Clipi, automatically adds a plant-based seasoning to food as it cooks.

15

2 years ago

A company that lets you take a photo of your meals and then cook them in the app, with recipes that are curated by a chef.

14

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service for people to have a home cooked meal from a chef delivered to their home

9

5 years ago

Idea: Node is building a microwave that can connect to a smartphone and cook food It's crowdfunding the device on Kickstarter and claims that it can cook a frozen pizza in 2 minutes

5

5 years ago

Idea: A mobile app that offers a way for users to discover and book experiences like hot air balloon rides and cooking classes

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4 days ago 2 views

A startup digitizing vintage family recipes into interactive cookbooks with AI-generated variations, nutrition tracking, and grocery list integration for modern kitchens.

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5 years ago

A startup that creates a marketplace where people can resell their used cooking pans

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5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can hire someone to cook them a meal and then they can have a nice dinner out without having to cook

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5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can buy gift cards that are customized by the giver (IE I buy my friend a gift card for a cooking class or to a spa)

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5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where you can buy a non-perishable dinner, put it in your freezer and it will cook itself

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5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where you go to someone’s house, eat with them, and they teach you how to cook one of

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5 years ago

Idea: Cooking tech products that are affordable and easy to use

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5 years ago

Idea: A startup for restaurants to purchase quality food and service from local chefs and cooks The startup will handle scheduling, payments, and logistics

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1 day ago

A startup for renting high-end kitchen gadgets by the hour, enabling home cooks to experiment with pro tools without buying them outright.

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19 hours ago

A startup delivering farm-fresh meal kits customized for elderly users with dietary restrictions, sourced from local vertical farms and prepared by gig cooks.

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3 days ago

Voice-first recipe app for visually impaired home cooks, integrating smart kitchen devices to guide cooking hands-free with haptic feedback and aroma sensors.

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4 days ago

A startup delivering customizable 3D-printed kitchen tools for home chefs, like ergonomic utensils tailored to hand size and cooking habits.

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6 days ago 1 views

Subscription service delivering hyper-localized farm-fresh ingredient kits for home chefs, paired with AR-guided cooking tutorials customized to your skill level.

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4 days ago 1 views

A subscription box delivering lab-grown meat samples to home chefs, paired with recipes and cooking tutorials to normalize alternative proteins.

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4 days ago 1 views

A startup creating "legacy recipe kits" where AI recreates grandma's handwritten recipes as interactive AR cooking guides with voice narration.

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5 days ago 1 views

A voice-activated recipe coach for blind cooks, using haptic feedback and audio cues synced to smart kitchen appliances.

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6 days ago

A startup creating "digital twins" of family recipes by interviewing home cooks and producing interactive cooking apps with voice-guided instructions.

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5 days ago

A startup delivering customizable "mystery ingredient" boxes to home cooks, paired with AI recipe generators based on pantry scans.

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7 days ago

A platform for freelance chefs to offer virtual cooking classes with real-time ingredient delivery partnerships in emerging markets.

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7 days ago

A platform that connects freelance chefs with busy urban families for personalized weekly meal prep kits, delivered with step-by-step voice-guided cooking instructions.

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8 days ago

A platform for freelance chefs to create and sell pop-up meal kits with live virtual cooking classes, bridging the gap between home cooks and professional recipes.

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11 days ago

A platform that turns family recipe books into interactive cooking apps with AR guidance, voice commands from grandma's recorded instructions, and automatic grocery list generation.

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11 days ago

A startup that turns family recipe books into interactive digital experiences, complete with AR cooking guidance, shopping lists, and shared family cooking sessions.

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9 days ago 2 views

An AI-powered recipe generator for home cooks that scans your fridge contents via photo and suggests zero-waste meals tailored to dietary needs, partnering with grocery delivery for missing ingredients.

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